By Megy Karydes, Next Avenue Contributor Getty When making New Year’s resolutions, some people choose to set an intention or goal and some choose a particular word to help them stay focused. Others, like Chicagoans Tracy Marks-Seglin, founder of Strategic Words Communications, and her urban planner husband Dave, think about what they want less (and
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin As the old adage goes, “trade wars have no winners.” STR/AFP via Getty Images Topline: As the Sino-American trade war dragged on last year, it weighed on both the U.S. and Chinese economies (as noted in this CNBC analysis): GDP growth has slowed, manufacturing declined and
Buyers have long since ceased making offers on properties they perceive as overpriced. Although many … [+] sellers still find this hard to accept, others have learned that a property priced to market can actually sell promptly, with several offers. Getty As the fourth quarter of 2019 moves toward a close, the peaks and valleys
A Lowe’s employee walks through the store during the grand opening of the Lowe’s store in San Francisco, California. Getty Images Lowe’s is looking to hire at least 53,000 people ahead of the spring season, the home improvement retailer’s busiest time of year, the company said Thursday in a press release. That’s less than Lowe’s
Warren Buffett (L) and Berkshire-Hathaway partner Charlie Munger Eric Francis | Getty Images Warren Buffett may have a giant cash pile to burn but that doesn’t necessarily mean he will compromise his long-standing value investing principles. Over the past few months, the Oracle of Omaha has passed on different opportunities to acquire companies, big or
Still from “The Mandalorian” on Disney+. Disney Disney shares were on the rise to kick off 2020 after some Wall Street analysts estimated significant growth from its new streaming service and recommended clients keep buying the stock. Rosenblatt Securities analyst Bernie McTernan expects Disney+ to attract 25 million users by the end of the first
In the few short weeks leading up to the holidays, Americans went all out on spending. It will take much, much longer to pay it off. The surge in spending last month may have contributed to the best holiday shopping season in years. Through Dec. 24, holiday retail sales rose 3.4%, while online sales jumped
Getty The SECURE Act, I lamented in December, had bipartisan support but languished in the Senate until it was finally passed as a part of a massive budget bill. And it will not surprise readers to know that I am not jumping on the bandwagon of “the SECURE Act will change everything” because I’m irritated
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about filing a restricted application for spousal benefits only after filing for and suspending a retirement benefit, effects of low income before filing, survivor’s benefits, conflating filing and suspending with restricted applications and the earnings test. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and
Young african woman holding home keys while hugging boyfriend in their new apartment after buying … [+] real estate. Lovely girl holding keys from new home and embracing man. Happy couple in their apartment around cardboard boxes. Getty People ask me financial planner questions all the time. I’m a mortgage guy, ask me mortgage questions and
Rescuers work beside the wreckage of an Ethiopian Airlines’ aircraft at the crash site, some 50 km east of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, on March 10, 2019. Wang Shoubao | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The number of people killed in commercial airplane crashes more than halved in 2019 from the previous year,
The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Steve Grasso was a buyer of Microsoft. Steve Chiavarone was a buyer of the Russell 1000 Value ETF. Dan Nathan was a buyer of Goldman Sachs. Guy Adami was a buyer of Blackstone. Disclosure Trader disclosure: Steve Grasso is long AAPL, ACB, BHC, CAR,
Rolf Bruderer Living in another country is a save-your-retirement move that few people consider. For Edd and Cynthia Staton, it was a lifesaver. During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, they took a hard look at what retirement might look like if they remained in the U.S. Staying would have meant severe belt-tightening. After some research and
Financial queue (Photo by Dominic Lipinski) PA Images via Getty Images To live off a portfolio, you need yield. But you can get into terrible trouble reaching for it. These days the average payout on stocks and bonds is a meager 2%, and it’s hard for a retiree to survive on that. I’ll show you
Five years. For half a decade I’ve ushered in the New Year by doling out a bunch of advice, a position of responsibility that feels unwarranted given that just hours ago, I nearly drove into the back of a parked car because I was trying to recover a fallen Starburst. Deserved or not, it’s always
Indianapolis has two affordable ZIP codes Indianapolis, Indiana, USA downtown cityscape on the White River at dusk. Getty The ten most affordable ZIP codes in big cities for apartment rentals from rent.com will surprise you. Rent.com found average one-bedroom rents for $800 a month and under. Included are ZIP codes in Houston, Jacksonville, Fort Worth,
Workers producing clothes in a factory in Huaibei, China. STR | AFP | Getty Images A private survey released on Thursday showed China’s manufacturing activity expanded in the month of December. The Markit/Caixin Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing came in at 51.5, compared to 51.8 in November. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the private manufacturing
Beauty blogger Austin Li Jiaqi speaks with a dog on his lap while livestreaming on the e-commerce platform Taobao on October 26, 2018 in Shanghai, China. The 27-year-old Li, nicknamed “Lipstick Brother,” is the hottest online beauty blogger in China. VCG | Getty Images BEIJING — In five minutes this past November, Chinese livestreamer “Xin
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, November 4, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Dow Jones Industrial Average has soared to record highs in 2019, climbing about 22% for the year. The following stocks are Wall Street analysts’ favorite picks to lead the benchmark in 2020. CNBC identified these stocks
For those considering a career change, the year ahead looks particularly promising. With the unemployment rate at a 50-year low and U.S. companies adding many more jobs than expected, 2020 could be the year to land a new job, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But not just any job will do. Job seekers